Apparatus for fire finishing and polishing glassware.



PATENTED APR. 14, 1908. A. GAROTHERS.

L H. PREESE, J. W. ROMIGH & H. APPARATUS FOR FIRE FINISHING AND P OLISHING GLASSWARE.

APPLICATION FILED P131125, 1907.

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No. 884,478. PATENTED APR. 14, 1908. I. H. FREBSB, J. W. ROMIGH & H. A. OAROTHERS.

APPARATUS FOR FIRE FINISHING AND POLISHING GLASSWARE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25, 1907.

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EzjLE- WITNEEIEEEI om 0 9 1 4 l m QM m D EH mm ER TA AG D A H & H G I M O R W l S E E P P H L 8 7 A 4 8 0O 0 N APPARATUS FOR FIRE FINISHING AND POLISHING GLASSWARE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25, 1907.

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INVENT WITNEEEES.

No. 884,478. PATENTED APR. 14, 1908.

J. W. ROMIGH & H'. A.

GAROTHERS.

I. H. PREESE, APPARATUS FOR FIR E FINISHING AND POLISHING GLASSWARE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25, 1907.

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INVENTORE WITNESSES:

ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IRA HAZLETT FREESE, JOHN W. ROMIGH, AND HARRY A. 'CAROTHERS, OF CLARKSBURG,

WEST VIRGINIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 14, 19Q8.

, Application filed February 25, 1907. Serial No. 359,063.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, IRA I'IAZLETT.

FREESE, JOHN W. Roman, and HARRY A. CAROTHERS, citizens of the United States of America, and residents of Clarksburg, county of Harrison, and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Fire Finishing and Polishing Glassware, of which the following is a specification.

Th1s invention-relates to new and useful improvements in glass-finishing furnaces, and more particularly to an apparatus for fire-finishing and polishing glassware; and it consists in the particular construction, arrangement and combination of parts which will hereinafter be fully described.

The chief object of the invention is to provide a simple, efficient and convenient form of apparatus for fire-polishing articles'ofglassware as they are ta en from the press or mold and for rendering said articles sufficiently plastic to admit of their assuming or being shaped into finished form, correcting irregularities therein, smoothing the edges, etc. A further object of the invention is to provide a convenient form of machine of the character mentioned whereby the reheating and polishing of articles of glassware is greatly facilitated and having a greatly increased capacity for performing perfect work over most machines hitherto employed for the urpose.

A still further object is to provide a reheating furnace comprising a plurality of combustion chambers in front of which the articles of ware are passed, each of-said chambers being heated independently of the others, said furnace therefore being adapted for regulation to an extent which admits of a gradual reheating and a like cooling of said articles. And a still further object of the invention is to provide in connection with the machine, as hereinbefore referred to, a mouth-sha ing device whereby the articles of ware, whiih in a semi-plastic state after such reheating, may

be subjected to a shaping operation for cor-' recting irregularitiesin the open ends or mouths thereof.

Further objects of the invention are to construct a portable fire-finishing and polishing machine of which the furnace forms a component part; to provide a machine wherein relation to the ware-carrying portion thereof; and to provide novel and convenientlyarranged means for carrying the ware.

In describing the invention in detail, referonce is herein had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention complete, except for the omission of the conveyor-chain; Fig. 2 is a front end elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a cross sectionon the line 33, Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a top plan View of the invention except that one end of the furnace is shown in horizontal section; Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view, partially in section, showing the mouth-shaping device; Fig.

'6 is an enlarged detail view, showing the ware-carrier in elevation; and Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 1, illustrating a modified formation.

Referring to said drawings, in which like reference -numerals designate like parts throu hout the several views1 indicates a bed-p ate or base of any preferred form which is preferably'mounted upon wheels or rollers 2 and has, mounted thereon a frame 3 which supports a horizontal table or track 4 of oblon or elliptic form. Also sustained by said be -plate at suitable points is a plurality of hollow pillars 5 into which extend the lower ends of standards 6 which have horizontal metal support 7 for sustaining the base or bottom 8 of a longitudinal furnace 9,

said base or bottom 8 being surmounted by an arched crown IQ of suitable form.

The lower end of each standard 6 is threaded and is mounted in the interiorly-threaded hub 11 of a gear-wheel. 12 which surmounts the pillar 5, being suitably held in place by an appropriately formed plate 13. Cooperating with the gear-wheels 12 are worm-gears 14 which are fixed upon a longitudinal hori-v zonta'l shaft 15 which is suitably journaled, as in bearings 16 sustained by the frame 3, said shaft bearing upon one end in a convenient position at the front end of said frame a hand-wheel 17 by means of which said shaft is rotated. As is obvious, by rotating said shaft motion is communicated to the gearwheel 12, which latter being interiorly threaded and having the standards 6 mounted thereinjimparts'an elevating or lowering movement to said standards, according to the direction of rotation of the shaft, for raising and lowering the furnace with respect to the table or track 4.

Journaled in bearings 18 and 19, the former mounted upon the bed-plate at its front end and the latter sustained by the frame 3, is a vertical shaft 20 which is driven in any suitable or appropriate manner, as by a motor 21 whose drive-shaft 22 bears a wormgear 23 in intermeshing engagement with a gear-wheel 24 carried by said shaft 20. Fixed upon said shaft to rotate therewith is a large sprocket-wheel 25, and journaled in a suitable bearing .26 beyond the rear end of the furnace and on a horizontal plane with said sprocket-wheel 25 is a second sprocketwheel 27, said sprocket-wheels being connected by an endless sprocket-chain 28 of peculiar and novel construction.

-The sprocket-chain 28 consists of a plurality of alternate pivotally-connected sprocket-links 29 and ware-carriers 30, and said ware-carriers each consists in part of an upright, body-portion 31 having a bifurcated lower end in which is mounted a supportingwheel or roller 32 and having upon its upper end and preferably inte al therewith a yoke 33. A revoluble spindl d 34 having a wareholder of appropriate form upon its upper .end has its bearings in suitable bosses 36 and 37 carried by the members of said yoke, and fixed upon said spindle intermediate said members is apinion38 adaptedfor constantly standing in operative relation to a toothed rack 39 which wholly encircles. the furnace 9 and is sustained at a suitable height above the table or track 4 by supports 40 whose lower ends rest upon said table or track, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

A pair of lateral lugs 41 are provided on each of the opposite sides of the body-portion 31, to which the ends of the links 29 are pivotally attached.

As is ap arent, motion communicated to the vertica shaft 20 is communicated to the chain 28 and said ware-carriers 30 are consequently carried forward, traveling upon said table or track 4. v a

For a purpose which has already been referred to and which will hereinafter be more fully explained, the longitudinal furnace 9 is divided by partition-walls 42 into a plurality of combustion chambers 43. A gassupply pipe 44 leads into each of said chambers, preferably through the metal support 7 and furnace-bottom 8, each separate supply-pipe being provided with a valve 45 by means of which the fuel-supply to the various' combustion chambers may be regulated.

The bottom or floor 8 of the furnace extends laterally at one side near to the path of travel of the ware-carriers, and the crown 10 has a lateral substantially-horizontal projecting-ledge 46 which overlies,or partially overlies, said path of travel, and a suitable restricted discharge-openin or passage 47 is provided between said oor 8 and said ledge 46 through which the products of combustion emanating from said chambers issue upon the glass articles 48 passing adjacent thereto. Extending along the under side of the ledge is an integral longitudinal bead or rib 49 which constitutes a deflector for directing the heat and gases of combustion issuing from the combustion chambers of the furnace into the mouths, as well as upon the tops or upper edges, of said glass articles 48, as is clearly shown in Fi 3, for quickly melting the edges of, and aso for fire-polishing, said articles.

The provision of the division-walls dr partitions 42 forms, as hereinbefore stated, a plurality of combustion chambers 43 which are, in effect, separate furnaces, each having its own fuel or gas sup 1y controlled by a valve whereby the heat t ereof may be regulated as desired. As a result of this arrangement or construction of the furnace, it will be noted that the degree of heat emitted by the various chambers may be varied as desired'or as may be found w produce the best results: as, for instance, the end-chambers of the furnace may be adjusted to emit only a moderate degree of heat, and the central chamber or chambers adjusted to emit an intense, or high degree of, heat, provision thus bein made whereb the glass articles against w ich the heat lasts are directed are gradually heated and again gradually cooled during their passage in front of the restricted discharge-openings or passages 47.

Mounted upon the vertical shaft 20 at a suitable point is a fixed collar 50 which supports a loose collar 51 having hin ed or pivoted thereto the end 52 of a han -lever 53, which latter is adapted to be employed for lowering a rotary mandrel r mouthshaping plunger 54 which is carried thereby into contact with the glass article. Said mandrel is preferably hemispheroidal in form and has an integral stem 55, on the upper end \of which is a sheave 56 which is connected by an endless belt 57 to a sheave 58 mounted on mandrel is constantly rotated.

As shown in Fi 5, the stem 55 of the mandrel is rotata le within a verticallyslidable sleeve 59 which is mounted in the lever 53 at a suitable point. Screwed up within a threaded socket provided in the under side of said lever 53 is the sleeve 60 of a bushing 61 which loosely encircles the upper annular edge of the mandrel when the latter is raised to the limit of its upward movement. Said bushin 61 is provided seatsand has a bell-mouth 63 adapted for lthe reception of the upper edges of glass said shaft 20 and by means of which said with a cup-socket 62 in w ich said mandrel articles of varying sizes when said lever is lowered over said articles. A second lever 64 for raising and lowering the mandrel with respect to the lever 53 is pivotally mounted upon an upright lug 65 as a fulcrum, said lug being provided upon the lever 53 at a suitable point between its free end and the stem 55. The front end of said lever is pivotally connected to the sleeve 59 in a suitable manner, a yoke being preferably formed inte ral with said front end, the members 66 of w ich are pivotally mounted upon lateral pintles 67 carried by said sleeve 59. As a means of normally sustainin the sleeve 59 and, therefore, the mandre in depressed position with relation to the lever 53, a suitable spring 68 is mounted in appropriate position between the lever 53 and the lever 64, as shown. For rendering the length of the downward thrust of the mandrel adjustable, a vertically movable stem 69 is ivotally attached at its upper end to the ever 64, said stem being projected through the lever 53 and having upon its lower threaded end an adjustin -nut 70 by means of which the movement 0 said lever 64 may be limited.

The operation is as follows: The articles of glassware are placed upon the holders 35 carried by the ware-carriers as the latter pass from the front end to therear end of the machine, traveling on the table on the rear side of the furnace. As the ware-carriers rogress, the ware is borne around in front 0 the furnace with its upper edge directly in front of the discharge-openingsand is sub'ected to the heat blasts and flame issuing rom the various combustion chambers, the deflector 49 serving to direct said heat and flame u on the passing articles and to cause it to p ay within as well as without the ware. The glass articles are rotated by the rack and pinion mechanism, exposing their parts to the heat and causing t em to be evenly heated and an even polish to be imparted thereto. The softening of the glass produced by such reheating results in the edges sinking down and assuming aperfectly smooth and even form. Having been subjected to the heat blasts of the furnace, the ware asses around .to the semi-circular front end of the machine. For the purpose of correcting any irregulari ties in the mouth of the ware which may result from the reheating, such, for instance, as a slight flaring or cupping of the glass, the

operator, as the glass article rounds said front end of the machine, lowers the lever 53 over said article, bringing the mandrel 54 directly into the mouth thereof. Said mandrel, being rotated rapidly, quickly reshapes' the article. The collar 51 to which the lever 53 is pivotally attached being loose upon the shaft 20, said lever is permitted to 'move freely around said'front end of the machine with the moving ware. Said lever is again upraised before a point outside the peripheral rotation of the sprocket-wheel 25 carrying the chain 28 is reached.

It will be noted that the furnace is made adjust-able with respect to the track or table 4, which latter is preferably stationary, in order to provide for the adjustment of the discharge-opening or passage with respect to the ware borne by the ware-carriers. This is rendered advisable since glass articles of varying sizes and shapes may be made the subjects of such reheating and polishing. In order to admit of the vertical adjustment of the furnace without disarranging the gassupply pipes 44, which latter are preferably stationary, a guide-way is preferably provided, as shown in Fig. 7, for the reception of the upper, or free, end of each of said pipes, said guide-way consisting of a metal cup-shaped bracket'71, having an orifice .72 in its bottom, attached to the under side of said metal support 7, and having a fire-clay lining 73. The pipe 44 being stationary and having its upper end loosely held in the passage 74 of said guide-way, a considerable range of vertical movement of the furnace is admitted. Air-blast pipes 75 are also referably provided in connection with saic gas ipes 44, as shown in Fig. 7, for producing a orced blast, the purpose of which is well understood.

The metal support 7 may be plain and flat, as shown in Fig. 1, but is preferably tapered, as shown in Fi 7, to cause its upper face to stand inclined for holding the furnace 9 in an inclined position withrespect to the table or track 4. The object or pur ose of the lastmentioned arrangement of tie furnace is to cause the discharge open-ing 47 to stand inclined whereby the heat blasts emanating therefrom are first directed against the bottom ends of the glass articles and gradually move upward along said articles as the are carried forward until at the front end 0 the furnace said blasts are directed against the tops of the articles. The result of this arrangement is that all parts of the glass articles are subjected to the polishing action of the heat and flame, and that the ware is gradually heated from bottom to top, the latter being in a semi-plastic condition when the mouthsha ing position is reached. 1

e worm-gear mechanism employed for Sal struction and in. the arrangement of parts without departing from the general s irit or scope of the invention. Hence, it wil be understood that we do not desire to limit ourselves to the precise construction and arrangement of parts herein shown and .described.

Having thus described the invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an apparatus for fire-finishing and polishing glassware, a frame, a table sustained by said frame, a longitudinal chambered furnace located over said table, separate gas-supplypipes leading to said chambers, brackets of cup-shape within which said pipes are loosely held, each bracket having a fire-clay limng, two opppsitelydisposed horizontal sprocket-whee arran ed elow the level of said furnace, a sproc et chain bearing ware-carriers connecting said wheels, said ware-carriers be ng adapted for supporting articles of glassware in out of furnace, and driving mechanism for said s rocket wheels. I 2. 11 an apparatus for fire-finishing and polishing glassware, a frame, a furnace havmg a plurality of combustion chambers 10- cated over said frame, separate gas supply pipes for said chambers, brackets of, cupshape in which the ends of said pi es are loosely held, a lateral passage in said rnace thro are below the level of said furnace, a sprocketsaid Wheels; ware-carriers of glassware in front of sai driving mechanism for said sprocket-wheels, and means for adjusting the position of said furnace with respect to said ware-carriers' 3. In a device of the character described,

I a support, vertically movable, standards supported above said support, a tapered base sustained by said standards, a longitudinal furnace mounted upon said base and held thereby in an inclined position, said furnace having a lateral passage therein for'the products of combustlon, a rib-like deflector carried by said furnace for deflecting a part of said products downward, means associated with said standards whereby they may be raised and lowered to adjust the elevation of the furnace, and means whereby articles of Ware are carried horizontally in front of said lateral passage. g 4. In an apparatus forfire-finishing and polishing glassware, 'a frame, a longitudinal inclined furnace located over said frame, a lateral }passage in said' furnace throu h which t e products of combustion are irected, a rib-like deflector overlying said assage, a vertical drive-shaft bearing a sproc etwheel below the level of said furnace at one end thereof, a horizontally-disposed h whichthe products ofcombustion ischarged, sprocket-wheels arranged urnace adjustably mounted over said frame and having a plurality of combustion chambers there n, each of said chambers having a lateral discharge-opening therein, separate gas-supply pipes leading to said chambers, said pipesbeing loosely held in cup-shaped brackets; carried on the under side of the furnace, an endless conve er-chain mounted to travel'in frontof, and elow the level of, said openings, driving mechanism for said chain, and rotary ware-holders carried by said chain.

' 6. In a device of the character described, a support, vertically movable standards mounted above said support, a longitudinal furnace mounted in an inclined position upon said standards, for directing heat blasts a ainst articles of ware carried in front there- 0 at different levels, a rib-like deflector for directing a portion ofsaid blasts into the mouth of the ware, and gear mechanism associated with said standards whereby the latter may .be raised and lowered to adjust the-elevation of the furnace.

7. In a device of the character described, vertically movable standards, a furnace surmounting said standards, said furnace hav-.

ing a plurality of se arate combustion chambers whereby varying degrees of heat may be simultaneously emitted, cu -like brackets on the underside of said urnace, gassupply pipes leadin to said chambers having theirends loose y held in said brackets,

and mechanism associated with said standards whereby the latter may be raised and lowered to adjust the elevation of said furnace. 8. In a device of the character described, a bed-plate, hollow pillars mounted upon said bed-plate, vertical standards mounted said standards, saidr urality of combustion their lower ends Within said pillars, an inclined metal support surmounting said standards, a furnace sustained by said support, said furnace having a lateral passage for the products of combustion and being held by said support in an inclined position for directing heat blasts against articles of ware passing horizontally in front of said passage at varying heights, an integral rib-like deflector carried by the furnace crown over said passage for directing a part of said products into the mouth of said Ware, and mechanism for raising and lowering said standards to adjust the elevation of said furnace. V

10. In a device of the'character described, a bed-plate, hollow pillars mounted upon said bed-plate, a gear-wheel having an interiorly-threaded hub surmounting each pil-' lar, a plate for holding said gear wheel in place, a vertical'threaded standard mounted in said hub, a furnace surmounting said standards, and means in operative engagement with said gear-wheel for rotating the latter for raising and lowering said standards.

11. In a device of the character described, upright hollow pillars, a gear-wheel having an interiorly-threaded hub surmounting each pillar, a plate for holding said gear wheel in place, a standard having a lower threaded end mounted in said'threaded hub, a furnace surmounting said standards, and means for rotating said gear-wheel.

12. In a device of the character described, upright hollow pillars, a gear-Wheel having an interiorly-threaded hub surmounting each pillar, a plate for holding said gear-wheel in place, a standard having a lower threaded end mounted in said threadedhub, a furnace having transverse partition walls therein surmounting said standards, the chambers constituted by said partitions having separate fuel-supply passages, alateral passage through which the products of combustion are directed, a horizontal shaft arranged to stand adjacent to said pillars, and wormgears carried by said shaft in operative engagement with said gear-wheels whereby the rotation of'said shaft effects the raising and lowering of said standards.

13. In a device of the character described, an inclined furnace comprising a bottom, a crown, a lateral passage through which the products of combustion are directed, a lateral projecting ledge carried by said crown, a rib-like deflector carried by said ledge, said passage being located between said ledge and said bottom, transverse partitions whereby a plurality of combustion chambers are constituted, separate fuel-Suppl passages for said chambers and an el 'ptical horizontal track encircling said furnace.

14. In a device of the character described, a table, ware-carriers mounted to travel upon said table, a' furnace supported over said table, means for adjusting said furnace vertically with respect to said table, said furnace consisting of a suitably supported inclined bottom, an arched crown, a laterally-projecting ledge for overlying the path of travel of said ware-carriers, and a lateral longitudinal passage under said ledge for directing the products of combustion against the warev products of combustion against the ware borne by said carriers, said passage being inclined with respect to the path of travel of said carriers, and a rib-like deflector on the under side of said ledge.

16. In a device of the character described, a table, ware-carriers mounted to travel upon said table, a furnace subdivided by transverse partition walls into a plurality of combustion chambers supported over said table, means for adjusting said furnace vertically with'respect to said table, said furnace consisting of a suitably supported bottom, an arched crown, a laterally-projecting ledge overlying the path of travel of the warecarriers, and a passage for the products of combustion under said ledge.

1 7. In a device of the character described, a table, ware-carriers mounted to travel upon said table, a furnace subdivided by transverse partition-walls into a (plurality of COIIl-r bustion chambers supporte over said table, means for adjusting said furnace vertically with respect to said table, said furnace consisting of a suitably-supported bottom, a crown, a laterally rojecting ledge overlying the path of trave of said ware-carriers, a lateral longitudinal passage for directing the products of combustion emanating from said chambers against the ware carried by said carriers, and a rib-like deflector for directing a part of said products into the mouth of the wars.

18. In a device of the character described, a furnace, a horizontal track below and encircling said furnace, ware-carriers mounted to travel upon said track, means for adjusting the relative positions of said furnace and track, a lateral passage in said furnace for directin the products of combustion. emanating therefrom against the ware borne by said carriers, said furnace and its lateral pas- I sage being inclined with relation to said track, a rib-like deflector for directing said circling said furnace, an endless chain for traveling over said track, ware-carriers forming component parts ;of said chain, means for ad usting said furnace vertically with respect to said track, means for directing the products of combustion against the ware borne by said carriers, said means comrising a lateral discharge assage and a riblike deflector, and said fiirnace being inclined with respect to said track, and driving means for said chain.

20. In a device of the character described, the combination with a table and a pair of sprocket-wheels mounted to rotate horizontally above said table, of a conveyer-chain connecting said wheels, said chain comprising a plurality of links, ware-carriers disposed at intervals between said links, sa d carriers having rollers mounted in their bases for traveling upon said table, and each carrier comprising, in part, a yoke, a vertical spindle revolubly held by the members of said yoke, and a ware-holder carried by said spindle.

21. In a device of the character described, the combination with a table and a pair of sprocket-wheels mounted to rotate horizontally above said table, of a conveyer-chain connecting said wheels, said chain comprising a plurality of links having disposed at intervals therebetween ware-carriers which have rollers mounted in their bases for traveling upon said table, said carriers comprisin vertical body-portions in which said ro lers are mounted, an integral yoke, a vertical spindle revolubly mounted in the members of said yoke, a ware-holder carried by said spindle, and a pinion carried by said spindle intermediate said yoke-members.

22. In a device of the character described, the'combination with a table and a pair of sprocket-wheels mounted to rotate horizon-- in t e members 0 said yoke, a ware-holder carried by said spindle, and a inion mountgd upon said spindle intermediate said memers.- 23. In a device of the character-described,

a frame, an endless horizontal oblong track I sustained by .said frame, a furnace cated above and within the confines of said track, a vertical drive-shaft, nieans for rotating said drive-shaft, a sprocket-wheel mounted u on said shaft above said track to rotate within said confines at one end of the track, a second-sprocket-wheel mounted to rotate upon the same horizontal plane with the first-mentioned wheel and within said confines at the opposite end of the track, a sprocket-chain connecting said wheels and traveling directly over said track, wareholders carried by said chain, and rollers mounted in said ware-holders traveling along said track.

24. In a device of the character described, the combination of a longitudinal frame, an endless horizontal oblong track sustained by said frame, a furnace located above and within the confines of said track, a vertical drive-shaft, means for rotating said shaft, a

s rocket-wheel mounted upon said shaft a ove and within the confines of said track at one end thereof, a second-sprocket-wheel Ware-holders having rollers for traveling upon said track carried by said conveyer, a loose collar mounted upon said shaft,'a lever pivotally attached to said collar, and a constantly-rotated mandrel carried by said lever for shaping the mouths of glass articles carried by said holders around the end of said track.

25. In a device of the character described, the combination of a longitudinal frame, an endless horizontal oblong track sustained by said frame, afurnace located above and within the confines of said track, a vertical driveshaft, means for rotating said shaft, a sprocket-wheel mounted upon said shaft above and within the confines of said track at one end thereof, a second sprocket wheel similarly located at the opposite end'of said track, a conveyer connecting said Wheels, ware-holders having rollers for traveling upon said track carried by said conveyer, a loose' collar mounted upon said shaftfand laterally movable means forengaging the ware as carried around the end'of the frame for correcting irregularities in the form of the mouth thereof.

26. In a device of the character described, the combination of a longitudinal frame, an endless horizontal oblong track sustained by said frame, a furnace located above and within the confines of said track, a vertical i drive-shaft, means for rotating said shaft, a s rocket-wheel mounted upon said shaft a ove and within the confines of said track at one end thereof, a second sprocket-wheel similarly located at the opposlte end of said track, a conveyer connecting said wheels, ware-holders carried by said conveyer and having rollers for traveling upon said track, a loose collar mounted upon said shaft, a lever pivotally attached to said collar, a mandrel carried by said lever for entering the mouths of the glass articles borne by said ware-holders, and means for rotating said mandrel.

27. In a device of the character described,

oblong track sustained by said frame, a lo itudinal furnace located above and withint 9 s rocket-wheel mounted upon said shaft a ove and within the confines of said track at one end thereof, a second sprocket-wheel similarly located at the opposite end of said ware-carriers mounted'to travel upon said track, of an inclined furnace having a lateral inclined discharge-opening whereby all parts 5 of the ware are subjected to the reheating and a longitudinal frame, an endless horizontal confines of said track, a vertical drive 1 shaft, means for rotatlng said shaft, a i

polishing action of the flame discharged therethrough and a rib-like deflector overlying-sail discharge-opening for directing the heat downward into the mouth of the ware. 31. In a device of the characterdescribed,

the combination with a horizontal track, and

' ware-carriers mounted to travel upon said track. a conveyer connecting said wheels, ware-holders carried by said conveyer and T having rollers for traveling on said track, a loose collar mounted upon said shaft, a lever ivotally attached to said collar, a mandrel iaving a stem projected through said lever, a sheave upon said stem, a sheave carried by said drive-shaft, and a belt connecting said sheaves whereby said mandrel is constantly rotated.

28. In a device of the character described, a longitudinal frame.'an endless horizontal oblong track sustained'by said frame, a furnace located above and within the confines of said track, a vertical constantly rotated i i i track. of an inclined furnace having a restricted discharge opening for directing flame a ainst a limited portion only ofthe surface 0 the ware borne by said carriers, but ada ted for directing said flame into contact-with the entire surface of the ware from bottom to top durin its passage from one end of the furnace to the other said dischar e opening being in arallel alinement with t 1e furnace and a de ector overlying said discharge open-- ing for directing the heat downward.

32. In a device of the character described, the combination with ware-carriers, of a track on which said carriers are adapted to travel, a longitudinalfurnace located adjacent to the path of travel of said ware-car riers. said furnace having a restricted dishaft. a sprocket-wheel mounted upon said 5 shaft above and within the confines of said 1 track at one end thereof, a second sprocketand overlying said track. aloose collar mounted upon said shaft, a lever pivotally attached charge-opening in paralle alinement therewith through which flame is directed against a limited portion only of the surface of the ware borne byrsaid carriers, said track and said furnace being disposed at an angle to i each other whereby, during the travel of the to said collar, a mandrel having a vertically E movable stem mounted in said lever. a sheave heat into the mouth of the ware. shaft. a belt connecting said sheaves whereby said mandrel is constantly rotated. and means for exerting a yielding vertical pres- 1 upon said stem, a sheave carried by said sure u on said mandrel.

ing and polishing lassware, a bed-plate said bed-p ate, a horizontal endless oblon track sustained by said frame. a'longitudina furnace mounted above and within the conl said track. and a passage in one side of said urnace 'fordirecting the products of combustion against the articles of ware borne by saidholders.

30. In a deviceof the character described, the combination with a horizontal track, and

ware from one end of the furnace to the other, the entire surface of the ware is subjected to the flame and a deflector for directing the 33. In a device of the character described, the combination of a horizontal track, and ware-carriers 'mounted to travel uponsaid track, of an inclined furnace having a lateral .29. n a portable apparatus for fire-finishment therewith w ereby the level of the heat mounted u on wheels. a frame mounted upon 5 restricted dischar e passa e in parallelalineblast with respect to the ware gradually raised as saidware passes from one end of the furnace to the other, subjecting the entire surface of said ware to said heat blast in its assage, and a deflector for directing the lieat into the mouth of the ware.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

IRA HAZLETT FREESE. JOHN W. ROMIGH. HARRY A. CAROTHERS.

Witnesses:

L. T. MERCER, WILL E. MORRIS. 

